Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-05-05
NO. /.
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ing
II knew that these must be the voices Of
members of the vigilance committee, beat
ing the country for the thieves, and who, IL
they were made aware of my position,
would quickly relieve me.
"And now, how frightfully near the train
seemed 10 be could hear the steady roar
AZ it swept onward toward me, and with
wild agony once more desperately strove
with my bonds.
This time was 80 effectually choked by
my violent eXertons that | quite lost my
senses for know not how long, but grad
ually recovering, and gasping heavily for
breath, | opened my eyes and saw lurid
tinge lighting mp the trees and the essheavens,
beyond the bend in the track
"fhe locomotive was bearing down upon
me with lightning speed, and soon all
would be over few more minutes, or
perhaps. seconds and would be ground TO
pieces under the wheels
IL now fully realized that it was useless
for me To struggle further, as / had not
time TO liberate myself even If such a thing
was possible.
Il had struggled SO deliberately THAI mind
and body were in an exhausted state, and /
quietly lay there awaiting the shock, think
ing that my agony of mind and body would
soon be over. But as this thought passed
through my mind, the voice / had heard
before again broke the stiffness Il tell
yoa | heard il again, and il sounded lust
like "A person half-chocked,' and then / saw
a person slowly emerge from the gloom,
very near, and little in front of me, with
in range of my vision, and approaching
directly towards me-
Il recollect thinking how slowly and de-
liberately this man approached, when there
was such need of great haste.
''All at once, and just as the stranger had
drawn near me, a binding glare came a.
round the bend, and the roar of the express
train filled the air. At the same instant
that the headlight of the locomotive came
into view | recollect hearing the stranger
yell, in tone Of horror John quick
here's man tied down on the track =
''After that | have no clear recollection,
but can dimly remember, like seeing
through a haze that some one savagely tore
up the stakes and dragged me roughly n
round-a binding glare and a terrific roar
and rush, and that was the last / knew Of
any thing until two days after
Il then woke up in bed within room,
while several men stood around. One of
them, whom l afterward ascertained TO be
a physician, spoke, when he observed that
| was awake. He's coming out all right.
The fever has left him. He'll soon be on
his feet again
zone of the other persons in the room
now addressed me : Pretty close call you
have had, stranger If we'd been a min
ute, or even half or quarter of a minute
later, you'd have been ground 10 powder
under them car-wheels 1t was Just a
touch-and-go case, and the next minute af-
ter I'd dragged you off the track the express
Went by: was so near that the suction
shocked me over, and you had tainted dead
away.
There is very little more of interest TO
tell. | learned afterward that / had been
rescued by two members of the vigilance
committee, who We're on a scout after the
thieves, having a olew TO their wherea-
bouts.
shortly after my rescue, other members
of the committee had discovered the rendez-
vous of the thieves, which was very close
TO where they captured me, and surprising
them, captured the whole gang. My pock-
et-book with my money intact, had been taken
from one of them, probably from my brief
acquaintance, jed.
But l never saw any of them afterward;
for as soon as was able 10 travel, started
for home, with my hair rs white rs you see
it now. 1t was black when was tied down
upon the track, and the men who released
me say it was snowy white when they drag
ged me from the rails. - Youths Compdn-
ion.